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  • Laces Magnet School
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • More than half of students from low‑income households

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My AP Language students are Juniors in high school who come from all over our large city to attend our school. Sometimes this means spending 2 1/2 hours on a bus to get to and from school. They come from diverse backgrounds both ethnically and economically over 40% of our school qualifies for free and reduced lunch. They are eager to read a wide variety of literature and dedicated to succeeding in this college level class as a high school student.

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My AP Language students are Juniors in high school who come from all over our large city to attend our school. Sometimes this means spending 2 1/2 hours on a bus to get to and from school. They come from diverse backgrounds both ethnically and economically over 40% of our school qualifies for free and reduced lunch. They are eager to read a wide variety of literature and dedicated to succeeding in this college level class as a high school student.

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